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Map of proliferative blood disorders. 

By Ariella Coler-Reilly @ariellastudies

#Algorithm #classification #proliferative #blood #disorders #leukemia #hematology #oncology
#Algorithm #classification ... blood #disorders #leukemia ... #hematology #oncology ... #diagnosis #CML ... #CLL #AML #Map
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
Chronic leukemia ... Malaise, bleeding, infections ... pain, bleeding, infections ... #Hematology #Oncology ... #Diagnosis
Causes of Diffuse Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Reactive:
 - Systemic Inflammatory
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Pseudotumor - Infectious ... Age > 50 • Chronic ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology ... #Oncology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
weeks without infection ... microglobulin Treatment ... #Leukemia #diagnosis ... #workup #oncology ... #hematology
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
- Differential Diagnosis ... Myelogenous Leukemia ... Myelofibrosis Infectious ... effect following treatment ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
risk-stratification • Risks: infection ... transformation to acute leukemia ... Allogeneic stem cell ... #Management #treatment ... #hematology #oncology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
Chronic Lymphocytic ... Leukemia (CLL) ... Complications: 1) Infection ... #Leukemia #oncology ... #hematology #hemeonc
Basophilia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Basophils < 1% of the total white blood cell count
Basophils function similarly
- Differential Diagnosis ... Disorders: • Chronic ... : • helminth infections ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #causes #hematology
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis
Secondary Thrombocytosis (a.k.a Reactive Thrombocytosis):
 • Acute infection
 • Solid organ
- Differential Diagnosis ... Thrombocytosis): • Acute infection ... myeloid leukemia ... (CML) - Dr. ... #Causes #hematology
Aplastic Anemia - Illness Script
Signs and symptoms:
 • Recurrent infections from neutropenia
 • Mucosal bleeding from
: • Recurrent infections ... Symptomatic anemia Diagnosis ... Consider stem cell ... to MDS or acute leukemia ... #hematology